An American flag raising re-enactment from the Battle of Iwo Jima was part of Big Hurricane Baptist Church’s God and Country Celebration on June 2. The “Howlin’ Mad Smith” detachment of the Marine Corps League presented the live re-enactment in honor of the men who sacrificed so much on that island in February 1945 during World War II. The team uses appropriate weapons, equipment and uniforms. Big Hurricane Baptist is in Brookwood, near Tuscaloosa. Choir director John Bush organized the event. Kenneth Kalinich is pastor.
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